Quantum Particle Work Wins Nobel For French, US Scientists 38
thomst writes "Reuters is reporting that French scientist Serge Haroche and American David Wineland will share the 2012 Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on measuring quantum particles. (The article is very skimpy on details.)" The Associated Press article carried by the Washington Post is also quite thin, but along with the Reuters story says the Haroche and Wineland were selected for demonstrating "how to observe individual quantum particles without destroying them."
Schrodinger's cat (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Schrodinger's cat (Score:5, Funny)
I really don't get all this fuss about Schrödinger's cat. Now they can finally observe it, and they found out it was dead. As anything else that has been in a box since 1935. Where do I get my Nobel?
Re:Schrodinger's cat (Score:5, Funny)
Ok, so now we can see the cat.. now how do we pet it?
I think, PETA [slashdot.org] condemns everything related to Schrodinger's cat. Including petting it.
Poor Sheldon... (Score:4, Funny)
... they gave the prize to _experimental_ physicists!
Details (Score:2, Funny)
The article is very skimpy on details
Oh yes, when it's about quantum physics, please bring a lot of details, with formulas and all... It'd help me to assess how low is my understanding of quantum physics...